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About Kanchanpur Village

Kanchanpur is a mid sized village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 860, made up of 410 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 492112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchanpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Pithora
Pincode 492112
Area (hectares) 217.51 hectares
Population 860
Male Population 410
Female Population 450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanchanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanchanpur is the 96th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 217.51 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Kanchanpur

Kanchanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanchanpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanchanpur from other places

Kanchanpur lies about 65 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 40 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kanchanpur
Tehsil headquarters Pithora 19 km
Nearest town Saraipali 32 km
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 40 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 65 km

Villages closest to Kanchanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pithora tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kanchanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchanpur village had a population of 860. That makes it the 96th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Kanchanpur village has 410 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchanpur has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Kanchanpur is 492112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchanpur covers 217.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanchanpur falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kanchanpur is Komakhan railway station, about 40 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanchanpur.

Kanchanpur is about 65 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanchanpur is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Pithora is about 19 km away. Saraipali is about 32 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohgaon (under 2 km), Jamjuda (2.4 km) and Dharampur (2.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kanchanpur today is likely to be higher.

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